1773
Literature
Birthday of Cassandra Austen
Cassandra Austen was born on January 9, 1773, in Steventon, Hampshire.
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16 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1799
Science
Death of Maria Gaetana Agnesi in Milan
Maria Gaetana Agnesi died in Milan on January 9, 1799, in poverty, having devoted her final decades to charitable work among the poor and sick.
View details1846
Politics
Honorary seat on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives
Granted honorary seat in U.S. House.
View details1848
Science
Death of Caroline Herschel
Caroline Herschel died in Hannover, Germany, at the age of 97, having lived to see her scientific legacy widely recognized.
View details1858
Science
Elizabeth Gertrude Britton Born
Elizabeth Gertrude Britton was born on January 9, 1858, in New York City.
View details1859
Activism
Birth of Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Clinton Lane was born in Ripon, Wisconsin, on January 9, 1859.
View details1859
Activism
Birth of Carrie Chapman Catt in Ripon, Wisconsin
Carrie Clinton Lane was born in Ripon, Wisconsin, on January 9, 1859, later becoming one of America's foremost suffrage leaders.
View details1868
Science
The Revolution Begins Publication
Stanton and Anthony launched The Revolution, a pioneering newspaper advocating suffrage and women's rights.
View details1908
Arts
Born in Paris
Birth of Simone de Beauvoir in Paris, France, one of the most influential philosophers and feminist writers of the 20th century.
View details1923
Politics
First term in North Dakota House of Representatives
Craig commenced her first term as one of the first female legislators in North Dakota.
View details1923
Literature
Death of Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield died on January 9, 1923, in Fontainebleau, France.
View details1940
Arts
Dunham Company opens in "Cabin in the Sky" on Broadway
On January 9, 1940, Dunham's company opened in the Broadway musical "Cabin in the Sky," her first major New York success.
View details1959
Activism
Birth of Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Birth of Rigoberta Menchú Tum in Aldea Chimel, Uspantán, Quiché, Guatemala, into a K’iche’ Maya peasant family.
View details1961
Science
Death of Emily Greene Balch
Emily Greene Balch died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 94, one day after her 94th birthday.
View details2003
Science
Publication of patent application for solid acid proton-conducting membrane
The patent application for 'Proton Conducting Membrane Using a Solid Acid' was published with Haile as co-inventor.
View details2021
Sports
First NFL postseason game with women on both coaching staffs
King coached in the first NFL postseason game in which both teams had women on their coaching staffs.
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